Futaleufu

September 17, 2013 By Wendy Nevins in FutaleufuComments Off on ThePaddler ezine: September issue featuring Futaleufu

We aren’t the only ones out there excited for the Futaleufu river season to begin! This month’s issue of ThePaddler features an article written by our own Laurence Alvarez-Roos featuring the Futaleufu. If reading this article doesn’t want you to book the next flight to Chile, the pictures certainly will!

Congratulations to Jake McDermott for being the winner of Bio Bio Expeditions and KTKE 101.5 Truckee Tahoe Radio’s Futaleufu adventure!

Bio Bio Expeditions teamed up with KTKE Truckee Tahoe Radio for a summer long contest to send one lucky winner and a friend to Chile. The winners will enjoy 9 days/8 nights of whitewater rafting, fly fishing, mountain biking, horse-back riding, yoga, wine tasting all along the Futaleufu river! Outside Magazine bestowed this trip the ‘Best Multisport Destination’ award for 2013 and there is no question why this trip received the award. Activities combined with knowledgeable guides, gourmet cuisine prepared by a professional chef and unbelievable scenery make this an incredible trip for all adventure seekers.

‘Jake has never been to South America; the farthest south that he has been is Mexico so this is going to be ‘a whole new adventure’ for him. When asked if he is excited about all the activities, his response was ‘this is going to be better than Christmas.’

For those of you who aren’t as lucky as Jake but would like to head out on the Futaleufu, give us a call (1-800-246-7238) or visit our website (www.bbxrafting.com) for a full description of this expedition and many others available with Bio Bio Expeditions.

Awaken your soul in the
heart of Patagonia! A 9 day
immersion into deep yogic practice featuring 3 of the Lake Tahoe areas most beloved yoga
teachers, delicious organic cuisine, our beautiful riverside adventure camp,
incredible heart opening adventure activities, our amazing staff of guides, and the prana of Patagonia – This will
be a yoga retreat like no other! As one of the premiere adventure travel companies in the world, we
are delighted to offer a yoga retreat at our signature destination in southern
Chile. The Futaleufu River is the
place where we discovered and developed that magical alchemy of adventure,
rivers, culture, camaraderie, and unique touches that have come to represent
who we are at Bio Bio Expeditions.
Blending a yoga retreat into our signature trip will truly unite
everything we stand for and will be the Yoga Adventure of a Lifetime! For more information please visit the following link –

Shari
Beard – Shari grew up in St. Louis, MO and found yoga in 1995. Yoga has been her faithful tool and “friend”
ever since! Her first teacher
training, at the Nosara Institute in Costa Rica in 2002, confirmed that Shari
was on a spiritual quest. Being a
passionate student, and wanting to learn as much as she could, she did
subsequent teacher trainings in Ashtanga with David Swenson, Maya Yoga with
Eddie Modestini and Nikki Doane, and a year of training at the prestigious
Iyengar Institute in San Francisco.
After a 100 hour immersion into Anusara she found the style that most
expresses the joy and gratitude in her heart. She has almost finished her Anusara teacher training with
Abby Tucker. Besides yoga, Shari
is a passionate outdoorswoman with rock climbing and skiing being two of her
sports loves. Shari is an
inspiring, graceful teacher who has committed to helping people dedicate
themselves to a daily yoga/meditation practice. She gets so much joy watching the shift in others when they
commit to a daily practice. Shari
is also the mother of a beautiful 4 year old daughter. She warmly invites you to learn and
grow on this retreat and looks forward to providing you with guidance, support,
and strength in your practice.

Shaelah
Morris – Shaelah is the founder and director of Yoga Studio Tahoe. She is known for her
transformational Bhakti style yoga classes. Her deep devotion, wisdom, and
energy are evident in all her classes and are uplifting to all. Shaelah
has been committed to sharing the gift of yoga since 2000 when she did her
first teacher training. She has been blessed to study with some of the
world’s best teachers including Janet Stone, Baron Baptiste, Rusty Wells,
Bikram, Stephanie Snyder, and Dharma Mittra. She has over 1200 hours of
certified yoga training. Shaelah discovered her passion for yoga after
traveling the world as a professional skier. Yoga not only healed her injuries,
but took her on a journey far beyond anything she could have imagined. She
leads workshops and teacher training’s all around the world, including the
Wanderlust Festival, and bases herself in Tahoe for her love of skiing and the
lake. Shaelah’s yoga classes are designed to open your heart and transform your
life. They are vigorous, playful, full of sweat, sweet beats, and incorporate devotional
chants. She is very excited to
bring all these elements to the Patagonia Yoga Adventure in January, 2013. www.studiotahoe.com

Emily
Weer – Emily is the owner of Summit Lotus Yoga studio in the heart of the Sierra. Emily’s heart opening classes are inspired from over 15
years of experience in bodywork, meditation, wilderness therapy/ psychology,
guiding trips on rivers and mountains all over North and Central America, as
well as study and practice in various forms of yoga lineages along the journey.
In her teachings, Emily’s deep connection to nature shines as she invites
you to go inside and surrender more fully to your natural rhythm of breath.
As a competitive snowboarder and Class 5 whitewater kayaker, Emily knows how to
find stillness even in the most adrenaline filled moments. On the Patagonia Yoga Adventure Emily’s
yoga classes will help you connect even more deeply to your wild nature and the
beauty of nature around you. www.summitlotus.com